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Shock Middle East launches two ads per commercial break

  The UAE's Shock Middle East (SME) radio network has announced that it will air no more than two ads per commercial break before returning to music and content. SME operates three stations - Radio Hala 95.6 FM, Dance 97.8 FM
04 February, 2019

Asia Pop 40 now on Chinese station ‘Dubai Dragon’

  Dubai Dragon, the UAE's only Chinese Radio station is now airing the weekly chart countdown radio show Asia Pop 40, produced by EON Media Group Singapore. A part of the Arabian Radio Network, Dubai Dragon is a dedicated 24-hour
13 December, 2018

Capital Radio to relaunch in UAE after two decades

  Capital Radio, UAE, which was initially launched in Abu Dhabi by the Ministry of Information and Culture in June 1979 is set to return to the airwaves. The station was rebranded to Radio’s 1 and 2 by Emirates Media and gave up
30 August, 2018

ARN and Hala China launch ‘The Sound of the Dubai Dragon’ in UAE

Arabian Radio Network (ARN) in partnership with Hala China launched a new Chinese radio station called ‘The Sound of the Dubai Dragon’ on Tuesday. The 24-hour station will serve over 200,000 Chinese residents living in the UAE and its launch also
19 July, 2018

Nielsen releases UAE’s first radio audience measurement results

  Global measurement and data analytics company, Nielsen, revealed the first known comprehensive data on UAE Radio Audience Measurement (UAE RAM) at an event in Dubai on Sunday while also unveiling which channels had the biggest reach in the
14 February, 2018

Zee launches Big FM in UAE

 Zee Middle East has announced the launched of its first radio station 106.2 Big FM in the UAE.The company had recently bought a stake in India’s Reliance Broadcast Network Limited (RBNL), which operates 92.7 Big FM across 45 stations in India.
02 February, 2017

UAE’S first dedicated dance music station launched

 Dance FM 97.8, the UAE’s first dedicated dance music radio station, was launched last month.The first such station in the region, it will broadcast the best in dance music across various genres, with an emphasis on live music during evening
25 November, 2016

Dubai station’s ‘Ladies Hour’

 Dubai based 105.4 Radio Spice just completed the first season of the Ladies Hour segment on its show called Nothing Official with RJ Ved.The weekly segment, which was introduced in June, aired every Tuesday on the mid morning show.The host of
27 October, 2016

UAE: Gulf News Broadcasting shuts down Radio 1 and Radio 2

 Gulf News Broadcasting (GNB), the company which owns Radio 1 and Radio 2, UAE, has shut down both stations with immediate effect.The entire staff has been laid off after frequency owner Abu Dhabi Media withdrew the licenses.According to a
02 July, 2016

Indian presenter is 'Funniest RJ in UAE'

 Indian presenter RJ Ved won the ‘Funniest RJ in UAE’ award at the recent UAE Comedy Awards 2016.Big Rossi and Kris Fade from Virgin Radio were the runners up in the same category.Ved presents the mid morning show ‘Nothing Official with RJ Ved
04 April, 2016

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